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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04


strong that no outside enemy
could hope to cope with her. 1t is not
often that man with big idea like
that gets any more than a local follow
ing, but Father jain wrote a book eX-
pounding his ideas and sent out his pu-
pills as apostles to stir up Senti ment on
the matter. The result was that in
comparatively few years gymnastics
took a national character. And in the
German war for independence the Turn
ers proved to be the most enduring SOL
dierS, and the most ardent democrats,
too, SO that jain and his friends were
denounced as enemies to the state and
many of them, including jain, were
imprisoned or exiled. But jain saw
his system introduced into the schools
in 1912, and before he died, in 1852,
Turner societies were in vogue through
out all Germany.
The first gymnasium in America,
where a regular course of instruction in
physical culture was given, was eStab-
liShed at Northampton, Mass, in 1926,
as a department of the Round Hill
school for boys. The man who was re-
sponsible for this innovation was an eX-
lied Turner and friend of Father jain,
Or. Charles Beck. A year later Har-
ward college had its first gymnasium es-
tablished, under the influence of another
German exile and Turner, DR.. Follen.
He was wild enthusiast on the subject
of physical culture and exercise, and,
after the college had set aside one of it's
recitation rooms for the use of those
who wanted to exercise on the simple
instruments of the day, he stirred
up a deal of interest in out door
sports. Not only did he take the
lead in the games ON the Delta,
but originated several new departures.
One day he organized run of several
miles. All the students in the college
at the time joined, and, Professor Follen
leading the way, they set out at dog
trot in Indian file for Prospect Hill.
Each member of the procession, which
was nearly mile long, had his arms
akimbo. They took as nearly bee line
as possible, and, when they had got well
out of Cambridge, a solitary farmer
rushed out and stemmed the tide. He
told the Harvard professor that If he
did not stop trespassing on the farmers
fields, he, the owner, would have the
whole of them arrested. Mr.. Follen
thought that such proceeding would
not comport well with the dignity of his
position, and so he reluctantly wheeled
about and led his procession back to the
college. FRANKLIN FILE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04

folding it narrower to taper it suffi-
GENTLY, then crossing the right to meet
the ribbon Oh the left side, and adding
some loops and hanging ends. Instead
OF straps across there are three ''butter-
flies" made of three notched ends of the
ribbon placed in the space next the but
tons, between the throat and waist line.
A ribbon is passed around the high col
lar, and has butterfly ends on the left
side; and the sleeves have also a ribbon
band there, and three notched ends on
the inside seam instead of a cuff. A
long bride may be added down
the left side of the skirt of
such a dress with perhaps a
ladder of bows on the right side. Coat
basqueS with long, square side pieces
low on the hips are being made by
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
DOWN AND Up.

DOWN AND UP.
benefits will arise, however, and they
would be all the greater if the sports
were conducted with the philosophical
idea in view. There is one class of
physical sports that is adapted to the
general development of the body, that
originated, even, in a philosophical idea
instead of springing, as most games do,
from the sporting instincts of men.
Reference is made to the games of the
German turner's whose vereins are
found in every large city and town in
the country, and whose influence has
extended more widely than can be esti-
mated with ease. For it is from the
turn Yereins direct that the multitude
of college sports of to-day have arisen,
and so also many other sports con-
Quoted by men not connected with col
leges. The turn vereinS are SO num-
erous that every body knows something
about them, and most people have the
idea that the institution is one of great
antiquity, for it would not be altogether
reasonable to suppose that it could
become a national feature with
out undergoing the slow growth
of centuries. The fact is, how
ever, that the turner's originated
in the present century, and the rapid
rise of athletics in American colleges
during the past fifty years has been due
to the fact that among the hot-headed
Democrats who were compelled to part
company with the German fatherland.
were several learned men who found
their ways to professorships in our insti-
tutions of learning. There they became
influential, and their enthusiastic spirits
led to the introduction of recognized
athletics and the building of gymna-
Sums. And about the same time other
exiles from Germany, who were not SO
learned in books, organized turn
VereinS here and there in New England,
and the movement for national devel-
opment of the race inaqgurated in the
fatherland was continued here.
The Germans are nothing if not
thorough. They believe that the educa-
ton OF man involves the complete de-
Velopment of all his faculties and func-
tiOns. Hence his physical perfection is
looked to in the exercises which are in
tended to promote the advancement of
the whole Individual. The physical ed
ucation begins with the child in Ger
many and prevails throughout the
whole country. In this country it is
spreading, and the Teutonic element
lends it an ardent, active support. In
the city of New York the principal hall
is the New York Turn Verein, &C and
IS East Fourth street. 1t is four
stored, cream-colored, brick building.
This gymnasium has MEM
bership, including adults and
children of over a thou
sand. The Central halle, on Seventy
seventh street, has about five hundred.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04

Show that vast improvementm must result
to the physique of the rising generation
from the universal interest in and prac
tice of base ball. and from the less gen.
eral practice of foot ball, row.
ing, swimming, pedestrianism, lawn
tennis, lacrosse, and the score
and more other games which
are popular to-day. But nearly
special skill rather than general vigor.
The latter comes incidentally to a GER
tain extent from almost any bodily eX-
ercise, but the enthusiasts who devote
their attention and energy to the special
games do so from the sporting instinct,
and not from the philosophical. The
base ball player and the oarsman think
little, If at all, of the probable benefits
OF their exercise upon posterity. The
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04

and throwing the stone, as the Scotch at
their CaledOnian games throw the ham,
mer. Fencing bouts are also feature,
but Sparring, although an exercise in
the gymnasiums, is not usually admitted
as a feature of the games. The fencing
is with brOad-swords, foils, bayonets
and stick-fencing. This is a French ex-
ercise," said Mr.. Metzner, rising and
grasping his cane by the middle to exem-
plify by certain rapid movements with
it how it was practiced.
''TO show how thoroughly the turner's
are supposed to be trained the winners
in the contests must be the best in fif-
teen or sixteen different exercises in the
five or six branches. Of these he Sc
lects only one; that is, he may be
entered in one branch of gymnastics
which he chooses, but the rest are those
which all must participate in who con-
test, and the competitor does not know
what they may be. OF course, the
length of time man keeps up his gym
nastic exercises is entirely determined
by himself. We have many turner's who
are fifty years of age. But the majority
do not keep it up much longer than
their twenty-seventh or twenty-eighth
year. But Xavier Stoepel, who is nearly
eighty, still exercises, and is always on
ldllu uU lCoGifdlS,
of course, as spectator and not partic-
ipant.
"A good deal of interest is felt here in
New York in physical culture. You
know the fine building the New York
Athletic club have erected, which con-
tains thoroughly appointed gym
nasium as we'll as swimming bath, bowl
ing alley, rifle range and the like.
what are some of the free exercises?
Well, they are so numerous 1T is hard to
answer that. Movements of hands and
legs and from the hips, which seem
very simple and easy, produce the most
excellent results. This is free exer-
cise," said Mr.. Metzner rising. He stood
firmly on his right leg. raised the left
from the ground and, without bending
the leg ON which he stood, bent slowly
forward and touched the ground with
the tips of his fingers.
'"This is another" He placed his
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04

$3.50 making on every Occd-
sion handsome appearance. She was
the daughter of one of Gilmore's band,
andeyery rag of her wardrobe went down
a hat-bOX. How did she doit? Why, in
her box she carried panel of black
lace over white silk, vest front, lap
pels, ETC.; on her back she wore a
plainly-made black silk. That set
of trimmings made another dress
of it when baSted on. Next day she
took from her box a front and filings of
handsome colored figured velvet. This
made an entirely different dress again.
The next afternoon by ripping off a
plastron and taking out the sleeves and
putting on lace ones, she was very be-
comingly dressed. and finally, on
Saturday she was farely gorgeous with
gold-beaded pasSementerie that covered
the waist and Ornamented the skirt,
and otherwise made her the most con-
black lace hat had been trimmed
every day with feathers and
birds and set to match her dresses. A
pair of gloves one day, black mitts
and colored silk mitts other days,
and there you were. The fraulein had
passed her mornings constructing her
new costumes with which to do her
father credit at the concerts in the after
moons. The guests, who all noticed her.
probably thought she had at least Sar-
atoga of mammoth dimensions, when
the little girl went up to town with all
the paraphernalia of a weeks display
packed snugly in the hat-boX, and the
underwear of the week riding up as it
had ridden down, in little linen case
that did duty as hustle of regula-
ton size. That girl was manager.
A STYLISH DRESS
for afternoons has polonaiSe of shrimp
pink grenadine brocaded with moss
green figures over skirt of striped
green silk, showing brilliant cactus red
alternating with a shrimp pink. The
striped skirt falls in straight, wide folds.
The grenadine polonaise has pointed,
shawl-shaped apron, with straight, full
back breadths turned over in wide
reverS Of plain shrimp pink silk. The
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04

street, a little less. Besides these there
Is the new organization, including one
or two congressman, judges, wealthy
brewers, merchants. politicians and the
ethical preacher, Felix Adler, number
ing m all upwards of fifteen hundred,
that is going to erect magnificent turn
halle on SiXty-seventh street. 1t will be
one of the largest and best appointed
gymnasiumS in the world
MIR. Henry MetZner is the director of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
A Me an Trick.
Tid-Bits.

IlU-DILS.
Blumenthal-Did you hear vat pad
luck hash happened to Levi Cohen?
Rosenberg have holdings heard.
Blumenthal-Levi had choost COM
pleted all hish arrangements to fail in
piShness at 10 cents on ter tollar, ven
rich oncle died in Shermany and left
VOt you call dot for pad luck, eh?
EFF had an oncle like dot would dis
own him. Wy couldn't he yait a leedle
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04

vest and collar are of cactus red silk; a
puff of white Grape completes the vest.
On the right of the cOrSage is a triple
fold of the grenadine, graduating to
point, where sash of the plain pink
silk is added, and red fan is attached
to chatelaine. The plain sleeves are
relieved by lengthwise plating of the
pink silk down the outer arm, ending in
fril1. Suede gloves, red silk stockings,
embroidered in pink, bronze shoes.
A graceful evening dress is of cream
Ored velontine, draped with yellow Mar
eschal Mel roses. The plain round
skirt is of velontine, and there is low
corsage of the same, with revers on the
neck and one across the bust descend
ing to the hip, where it is fastened by IA
bunch of roses. The lace overdresS is a
polonaise, falling in long plaits down
the front and Tapped to the left hip,
where are three separate plaits TRIM
ming the side of the skirt. The high
collar and epaulettes are of velontiiIe
and flowers, and the short sleeves of
plated lace. A novel idea introduced
by Worth is that of using Scotch
plaid silk under black lace skirts, catch
ing up the drapery WITH black, red and
yellow ribbons folded over each other.
lLOOO soy CCOUCl COlOlS SUI UdTIGU
across black MORE antique for the skirt.
and the basque is then all black, being
made of black MORE in stripes, or else
of bands of MORE separated by wide in
sertionS of lace. With other dresses
that have entire skirts of black lace or
of satin-striped black gauze, curved in
many festoons and edged with lace
fOunces, the basque will sometimes
have vest of the richest brocade, with
cream ground strewn with roses, blue
and green figures, usually flowers and
foliage, and sometimes in stripes. A
belt, dog-collar and Wristbands of gilt
galoon trim the corsages of other black
lace dresses. made with the blouse cor
sage or with basque that has bias
surplice front Tapped to the left side of
the waist.
ROWS OF POINTED CRYSTAL DROPS
are also used on black dresses made of
the new double grenadines that are now
woven to represent a transparent fabric
over silk, the two stuffS being held to-
gether by woven dots, or large ball fig
ures. A pretty way to put two-inch
feather-edged MORE ribbon on plain,
basque is to place it in short V behind.
beginning in the middle seam four ar
five inches below the collar, and comiag
thence down the front to the waist line.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
A Bad Lookout for George,

New York Sun.
Mrs. Hayseed (whose son is at college)
George writes that he is taking fenc-
ing lessons.
Mr.. Hayseed-I'm glad o. that. I'll
set him to diggin' pOstholes when he
gifts home,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
Nothing is More Beneficial
Than the Games of the
German Turner's.
An Interview With the Diree-
tor Of the New York City
Turn-Verein.
"Father" Jahn's Struggle in
Germany and the Growth
Of Sports in America.
Special Letter to the Globe.

ANAS " - OAtAAs ~ ~" -
HERE is no country in
the world where so great
a number of sports are
lin vogue with such gen.
eral patronage as in
America. There are
many social philosophers
who. taking no personal
interest in sports, yet
look on them with pro-
found satisfaction; for
they see in them the
means of a high physical
development of the race.
ItWOuld not be difficult to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
The Late Summer Girl, as Seen
at the Resorts, Is Still
Interesting. a.
The Methods Employed by i
Maiden to Produce Good /,
Effects Cheaply.
Pointers on Styles That Will
Prevail During the Month
Of September.
The Funny Predieament Of q
Pleasure-Seeking Family
at Saratoga.

NEW YORK, Sept. L.
HE late summer girl
remains interesting. She
has lost none tof the
pictureSqueneSS of July,
and has many distinct
improvements. l have
pictured her from life
seven times for this let
ter, to show how va
riously nice she is. Nor
is she always eXtrava-
CANT. A very pretty
German girl was all last
week at Manhattan
beach, wearing a sue
.cession of stylish toilets,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
The Best Sporting Reports
ARE IN THE GLOBE.

The GLOBE is the only paper offering
Prizes to the Ball Players. 1t gives
magnificent Gold Medal to the Player in
the Northwestern League who makes the
most home runs on the st. Paul grounds;
SPLENDID Silver Bat, regulation size, to
the player in the Twin Cities who has the
best batting average, and fine Gold
Medal to the Twin City Pitcher who has
the best fielding average.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
TAKE DOWN THAT PLACARD

AND
Tell the Public Through the GLOBE
that you want to Let Your House,
Flat or Rooms, or want Boarders.i
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04

The Bloomingdale Turn Verein has a
roll of over three hundred, while that at
Harlem has about the same, and the one
at Melrose, One Hundred and Fiftieth
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-24
Training Of Farm Teams.

About every owner of horse has some idea or particular way of just how horse should be broken 10 work. And it would indeed be rare to meet with one who did not th nk himself amply qualified to handle his horse in the right way. The majority of horse owners consider horse broken when he is once subjected to line and bridle. and can be ridden or driven while be- lng goaded on with whip and rein.
 Now, while for time thjs may bc very appropriate, yet we can leach very many other things that arc indis- pensable to q we'll broken horse as the first few lessons usually given him. A horse should be made familiar with every duty he is expected to perform There is no easier way to do this than to harmonize your action by word and speech of eonfiding nature. It is sur prisiug how quick they wall become familiar with what is required of them, and readily obey with an act of appre- citation. and seemingly would only be possible from man himself When horses become familiar with the vcico of their owner or master, coupled with the call of their own names given them aud which they will readily learn to answer to, there is but little use of un- necessary trouble to get them 10 do as you wish. To-day l hitchod a strong pair of young geidings 10 the mower that have one but little work al any thing and after the first two or three rounds it was surprising to sec how soon they obeled my voice.
 might say here that l have always used few words. in . certain way, which distine tly mean just what l want Il horse to do, especially in blowing, reaplug or moving.
 For as every farmer knows. we have to make accurate turning at all such labor. if done anything like it should be. and it should be made as easy as can be. both for ourselves and teams. In making turns. which should always be on the square. l teach my team to keep a steady gait straight out until spoken to to stop. By speaking dis iinct the usual cali ''whoa. they will halt at once When l e,tll out back haw. back gee" just as the turn may be. they will make a square and easy turn every tune. The horse to the turning s.de will fall back one step. while the other will step around. If at any time need 10 make gradual turning. or change the course of my team little. they will do so at the com mand of ''haw" or ''gee.
 In working horses single or double it is well to teach them to go by word. and in case of emergencies much might be gained bY it.
 Two years ago, just during our hay harvest. l met with an accident that made both my hands and wrists useless for time, so much so that 1 couldn't hold up the weight of line; but as had a span of mares broken well to go by word. l would have the lines fasten- ed to the seat of my mower and go round after round without the use of lines at all -FarmiRg Horld (Edrg- bs4Tgl
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-24
COMPILATIONS.

Boston Courier: Men who are great deal run after fugitives from justice.
 DetroR Free Press; Foes on Pullman cars have grown SO excessive that they now have d Santa Fe route.
 Burlington Free Press; It may sound paradoxical. but we cant help remarkng that fogs never would be mist.
 Baltimore American: Probably it's because truth dwells at the bottom of well that SO few people take the trouble to look for it.
 iouisUitie Courier Journal: Boston society has promised to read the Bible this winter. Boston fashionables arc always looking for something new.
 Huntingdon Free Press; ltis very well claimed for the man who went to sleep at switch that "his vigilance never Jagged" That's what wrecked the train.
 0ulaha Bee. Edison says that only one-fourth of ton of coal is used. The rest goes up the chimney Edison is wrong, The rest is left st the coal yard.
 Macon Telegraph: Ono of ths wss- tern papers enthusiastically speaks of Colorado's female rancher as s bully girl. This is certainly as logical as q COW boy.
 iSt. Louis Post Dispatch: There are reports of unusal blindness iu the 3us- sian army. but it can hardly oqua. ths hereditary blindness of inc Russian Government
 Chicago Tribune: Jay Gould is in Paris. If the French crisis has sny ns- gotiable value. and is for sale. |. will be in Mir. Gould's pocket before he leaves the city.
 Nor7cicb Bulletin: Ore conspicuous difference between Her Most and Ir. Cleveland is that the former dosen't like the prospect of secont term while the latter does.
 Fort Gaines Advertiser; When you see boy and girl st a cane-grinding dip hot syrup with one piece of cane peeling and each take turns licking it, you may infer that their fate is sealed, or ought 10 be.
 Detroit Free Press: The daughters of tho Prince of Wales have just had tho measles. For few months to come poor families can make good wages by furnishing the infection of measles to Anglomaniacs.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-24
prssian Literature.

For A year past we have been '' i,oOso Sed ,v,,b Russian literature. We h"'' n'' so many Ivan Dmltrievitehes anu ''u' v;colaitches and tho like that it seSi"
 N,eo'r' % ;t ,he whole literary world had got the Russian 'fteh' s,.rd
 We see Tolstoi on every news st"'u' in every book store. at every railway .,a,ion. We read of Tolstoi m eNeiy rublica,iou that prints reviews o, books We meet with laudatlohs oi ,ho ..oreat Russian in our magaznes' and one of our religious conteinPo- raries is publishing novel by lois'o, ,v " serioI form. Tolstoi is in the air. we cannot get away from him. lie IS worse than fate--just as omnipresen' aad rot bit more cheerful. II we ,bonobt that Mir. Howels were respon- sible for the Tolstoi flood, we should pc reodv to murder him, but we aouo' wbefber his dictum has influence enoogh to give the Russian such vogue
 Some years ago there was an a,, ', l tempt to get up Turgenieff ''cult For a while i: threatened to be success ful but then it subsided. This t'me' however. the Russophilists have gone ohout it like oid-fashioned reviyaiists al a camp-meeting. If you do not accept the literary fetish you are pabiic"'' and a sinner. an outer barbarion, 9 pbilistine. and must be convinced or vonr sins To casual observer II seems as If this 1olstoi must have written more copy in given time than Mary Jane Holmes. 'Ouida, or 'tht Duchess There is apparently no eno to the stuR. Novels. history, poiities' religion. short stories. proverbs. lo'A tales. aphorisms. theology-aH seems to be grist that has come to the uiIi o the peasant-snob. for what is IL Oo' snobbery this ostentatious semolanof of poverty that does not really eXissF Now, I honestly believe that l am yolcing the desire of a large number oi my fellow Philistines when say to tht publishers and the reviewers. Do g'Ve ms A rest We are tired of Tolstoi and Russia and pessimism and despair ano dogged endurance and the whole ous' mess! We want something different and we will have it. n- The Epoca.